Updated 12 noon: It’s been a long, slow morning for those who decided to head to the U.S. from the Lower Mainland.

Border wait times stretched from about 45 minutes at 7 a.m. to twice that at 9 a.m., then to two hours or more by 11 a.m., as big crowds decided to go south for the start of the Remembrance Day long weekend.

As of the last official check at 11 a.m., Peace Arch and Pacific Highway crossings were reporting two-hour waits, and the trip inland to Aldergrove might not help much, as there was at least a 75-minute wait there.

No big problems for ferry travellers heading to Vancouver Island. The major routes were running close to capacity, with a one-sailing wait from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay at noon; the 1 p.m. sailing is already full, but there’s still lots of space on the 2 p.m.

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